flageolet

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/ˈflæʒəleɪ//ˈflæd͡ʒəlɪt/

noun

A type of small flute of the fipple family.

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flageolet beanharicottreble recordershepherd's pipe
OriginFrench flageolet →
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Meanings

nounflageolet (plural flageolets)

plural flageolets

  1. entertainmentA type of small flute of the fipple family.
  2. entertainmentA technique for playing stringed instrument that produces high-pitched overtones.
  3. cookingA type of small light green kidney-shaped bean, common in France.

    Synonyms: flageolet bean

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of small light green kidney-shaped bean, common in France.

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flageolet bean

More synonyms by meaning

nouna French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried

Similar
haricot
Broader
common bean

nouna small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes

Similar
treble recordershepherd's pipe
Broader
fipple flutefipple piperecorder
Also see
flageolet beanharicotshepherd's pipetreble recorder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchflageolet
  2. Frenchflageolet
  3. Englishflageolet

Borrowed from French flageolet.

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Translations

Catalan flageolet
  • flageolettype of small flute
Dutch flageolet
  • flageolettype of small flute
Esperanto flaĝoleto
  • flaĝoletotype of small flute
French flageolet, flageolet
  • flageolettype of small flute
  • flageolettype of kidney bean
German Flageolett
  • Flageoletttype of small flute
Irish fideog, fideog adhmaid
  • fideogtype of small flute
  • fideog adhmaidtype of small flute
Italian zufolo
  • zufolotype of small flute
Polish flażolet, flageolet
  • flażolettype of small flute
  • flageolettype of small flute
  • flażoletkatype of kidney bean
  • flageolettype of kidney bean
Russian флажоле́т
  • флажоле́т (flažolét)type of small flute

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

folletage
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